Lee on the Solent,Hampshire,Wednesday 16th August 2017 <br />
A massive fire ripped through a house inLee on the Solent early on Wednesday morning,<br />
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Firefighters from Gosport, Fareham and an aerial ladder were mobilised  to the property fire at Osprey Gardens.  Their was a slight delay due to the heavy traffic that was leaving following the arrival of the HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier.<br />
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It is understood the fire started just before 8am.<br />
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Severe damage was caused to the property after a toaster failed to switch off and set alight to the kitchen at the rear of the property. The three crews were committed into the property using a hose reel and two jets to put out  the blaze that  burn plasterboard from the roof and walls of the property. Watch Manger Rob Dellow said<br />
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On arrival, crews confirmed there was a fire in the kitchen and used six breathing apparatus and two hose reels to extinguish the flames. <br />
"A fire investigation is being conducted today to determine the cause of the fire but we believed that the fire started din a faulty toaster.<br />
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“There was a well-developed fire  that we could see when  we first entered the estate. Crews were committed to fight the fire [from inside]<br />
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He said they were concerned about the ceiling falling in.<br />
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“It was quite a challenging fire for the firefighters to deal with,” he said. “They worked really well together.”